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Least affordable housing, California counties

California counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 5.9. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Alpine County, CA, up 16 places to #36.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲3Marin County, CACA253,69410.1+38%

02▼1San Francisco County, CACA826,0799.9+12%

03▼1San Mateo County, CACA743,5689.8+34%

04▲1Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9349.3+45%

05▼2Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8529.2+34%

06Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3919.1+52%

07▲1San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3678.5+24%

08▼1Alameda County, CACA1,636,6308.4+40%

09▲1Orange County, CACA3,149,5078.3+52%

10▼1Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658.1+15%

11▲4San Diego County, CACA3,282,2488.0+51%

12▲1Monterey County, CACA433,7298.0+37%

13▲1Napa County, CACA132,9497.8+57%

14▼3Sonoma County, CACA486,4447.8+41%

15▼3Mendocino County, CACA88,1227.5+61%

16▲2Ventura County, CACA830,8517.5+40%

17▲2Humboldt County, CACA131,6477.3+95%

18▼2San Benito County, CACA70,0826.9+23%

19▲1Nevada County, CACA101,9116.9+44%

20▲1Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0706.8+41%

21▲1Yolo County, CACA224,4106.8+42%

22▲1Mono County, CACA12,5056.4+31%

23▲3Butte County, CACA209,2116.3+51%

24El Dorado County, CACA192,3236.2+40%

25▲8Solano County, CACA455,3766.2+63%

26▼9Trinity County, CACA15,7206.1+53%

27▲4Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.0+43%

28▲11Merced County, CACA297,2606.0+70%

29Placer County, CACA442,0815.9+32%

30▼2San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.9+54%

31▲3Calaveras County, CACA46,6055.8+40%

32▼2Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4605.8+45%

33▼6San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.8+46%

34▼9Mariposa County, CACA16,9185.7+45%

35▼3Tuolumne County, CACA53,1605.6+24%

36▲16Alpine County, CACA1,0435.6+23%

37▼1Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.5+34%

38▲9Plumas County, CACA18,5835.5+48%

39▼1Sutter County, CACA98,7875.4+61%

40▲4Yuba County, CACA88,6915.4+73%

41▲8Imperial County, CACA181,4115.4+67%

42▼5Lake County, CACA67,7725.3+22%

43▼2Tehama County, CACA64,6655.3+74%

44▼2Glenn County, CACA28,1415.2+79%

45▼5Fresno County, CACA1,035,4565.2+67%

46▲4Sierra County, CACA3,0985.2+52%

47▲1Siskiyou County, CACA42,0135.2+70%

48▼5Colusa County, CACA21,8365.2+90%

49▲4Madera County, CACA167,9275.1+64%

50▼15Amador County, CACA41,8765.1+29%

51▼5Del Norte County, CACA26,4105.1+36%

52▼7Shasta County, CACA181,6485.0+42%

53▲2Kern County, CACA927,0684.8+67%

54▼3Inyo County, CACA18,1584.7−3%

55▼1Tulare County, CACA485,1464.6+54%

56Kings County, CACA154,3274.6+66%

57Lassen County, CACA28,1173.9+52%

58Modoc County, CACA8,4263.8+73%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES